Magnolia Cemetery is a historic cemetery located in

Augusta, Georgia Augusta ( ), officially Augusta–Richmond County, is a consolidated city-county on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The city lies across the Savannah River from South Carolina at the head of its navig ...

. It was officially founded in August 1818. Spanning over 60 acres, it is home to the final resting place of seven

Confederate Confederacy or confederate may refer to: States or communities * Confederate state or confederation, a union of sovereign groups or communities * Confederate States of America, a confederation of secessionist American states that existed between 1 ...

Generals, five Jewish cemeteries, a Greek Cemetery, and the oldest tree in the state of Georgia,.

History

The land where Magnolia Cemetery is located was at one time part of a plantation with the first official burial in August 1818. Academy of Richmond County owned the first two blocks and they sold it to the City Council of Augusta for $800 in 1817.

Notable interments

Edward Porter Alexander Edward Porter Alexander (May 26, 1835 – April 28, 1910) was an American military engineer, railroad executive, planter, and author. He served first as an officer in the United States Army and later, during the American Civil War (1861–1865) ...

, Confederate Brigadier General *

Ward Allen Robert Ward Allen (August 8, 1856 – August 23, 1931) was an American naturalist, duck hunter and merchant. He became the central character in John Eugene Cay Jr.'s 1958 non-fiction book ''Ward Allen: Savannah River Market Hunter''. The book w ...

, duck hunter and merchant *

Goode Bryan Goode Bryan (August 31, 1811 – August 16, 1885) was a planter, politician, military officer, and American Civil War general in the Confederate States Army. His brigade played a prominent role during the Battle of the Wilderness, fighting stubbo ...

, Confederate General *

Victor Girardey Victor Jean Baptiste Girardey (June 26, 1837 – August 16, 1864) was a Confederate States Army officer during the American Civil War. He was promoted from Captain to temporary Brigadier General less than a month before his death in battle. Girard ...

, Confederate Brigadier General * John King Jackson, Confederate Brigadier General *John Martin, American Revolutionary War Soldier, lived to the age of 105 *

James Ryder Randall James Ryder Randall (January 1, 1839 – January 15, 1908) was an American journalist and poet. He is best remembered as the author of "Maryland, My Maryland". Biography Randall was born on January 1, 1839 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was named ...

, poet and educator *

William Duncan Smith William Duncan Smith (July 28, 1825 – October 4, 1862) was a career United States Army officer who fought in the Mexican–American War. Later he served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and he died in the second year o ...

, Confederate General *

Marcellus A. Stovall Marcellus Augustus Stovall (September 18, 1818 – August 4, 1895) was an American soldier and merchant. He served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War. After the war, he resumed business and civil interests. Early life and care ...

, Confederate General * Thomas Wightman, painter *

Ambrose Wright Ambrose Ransom "Rans" Wright (April 26, 1826 – December 21, 1872) was a lawyer, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia politician, and Confederate States Army, Confederate general in the American Civil War. Early life Wright, known by the nickname " ...

, Confederate Major General

External links

Augusta, Georgia - Magnolia Cemetery
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